Michael Caine

Back when movie theaters were still open, it would have been difficult to fit the name Maurice Joseph Mickelwhite Jr. on the marque. However, the name Michael Caine would be an easy fit. Indeed, this prolific British actor has had his name attached to many films since the mid-1950s. HCC film professors Marie Westhaver and Mike Giuliano devote this podcast episode to discussing an actor who is easy to like even when he is playing less than likeable characters such as the title role in his breakthrough movie "Alfie" (1966). Whether playing a charming con man in "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" (1988) or the good advice-dispensing butler in recent "Batman" movies, Michael Caine has always been a welcome presence on a movie theater marquee.